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94th Tour de France - ProT

France, July 7-29, 2007

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Stage Rest day - Monday, July 16: Tignes

Everything yet to race for in open Tour

Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) flying solo
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Nine days of racing completed, twelve to go. As the riders take a breather on the first rest day of the 2007 Tour, Cyclingnews' Shane Stokes takes a look at what has happened thus far.

The suspense builds. After over a week of competition, the 2007 Tour de France is very much a wide-open affair. There have been three race leaders since the Tour start in London last Saturday week, but a clear picture has yet to emerge as to who will be the definitive contenders for the final yellow jersey of the race.

For now, Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) is firmly wrapped up in the maillot jaune, following a trademark long-distance attack across the Alps which also netted him the stage win plus the lead in the King of the Mountains classification. However, by his own admission, the Dane is no time triallist and so he will need to get considerably more time in the remaining uphill stages if he is to stand a chance of winning the Tour overall.

Pre-race favourites Alexandre Vinokourov and Andreas Klöden have had a rough start to their GC aspirations, due to both being badly injured in crashes last Thursday. Vinokourov suffered deep cuts to both knees plus other smaller injuries, while Klöden fractured his tailbone. They lost time to some of the other GC contenders on stage eight but are hoping to feel stronger after Monday's rest day.

Spanish dark horse Iban Mayo surprised many by finishing second on stage eight and is currently second overall in the general classification. He won on Alpe d'Huez in 2003 but has done nothing in the Tour since then; however, if he keeps riding like he did on Sunday, he is in the hunt for the final victory. So too Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne), Christophe Moreau (Ag2r Prévoyance), Frank Schleck (Team CSC), Cadel Evans (Predictor – Lotto) and Andrey Kashechkin (Astana), all of whom were the strongest of those who sought to limit the gains of Rasmussen and Mayo on Sunday.

Less prominent were Denis Menchov (Rabobank), Carlos Sastre (CSC), Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel) and Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne). These, like Vinokourov and Klöden, will hope to be back to full sharpness when the racing recommences with a tough 159.5 kilometre stage to Briançon on Tuesday.

Talented young T-Mobile rider Linus Gerdemann will start the day second overall, having dropped out of yellow on Sunday's stage. He and Kim Kirchen are likely to share team leadership following the unfortunate crash-provoked withdrawal of Michael Rogers. It's probably a couple of years too early to consider Gerdemann a contender for Tour honours, but he's certainly got a decent chance of holding onto the white jersey as best young rider.

Like their compatriot Rogers, Australians Robbie McEwen and Stuart O'Grady both ended their Tour campaigns on Sunday. The hunt for the green jersey has now been whittled down to a handful of riders and even though Tom Boonen currently has the edge on Erik Zabel – both in terms of points and his finishing speed - the German is a better climber and could pick up useful points on the tougher stages.

Of course, Rasmussen will aim to do precisely that in the KOM competition. He's 40 points clear of Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone) and 52 up on Gerdemann; there is a long way to go to Paris but few would bet against him at this point.

Prologue - Saturday, July 7: London ITT, 7.9 km

Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole)
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It was billed by some as a battle of the Brits, but Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara was the rider who raced to the first maillot jaune of the 2007 Tour de France. Tearing around a spectacular 7.9 kilometre course in London which was littered with historical and touristic landmarks, CSC's world time trial champion overhauled previous leader Andreas Klöden (Astana) by a considerable 13 seconds.

George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) had hoped to make up for last year's second place by taking yellow but instead had to be content with third on the stage, 23 seconds back. World pursuit champ Bradley Wiggins (Cofidis) was best of the home riders in fourth, while David Millar (Saunier Duval – Prodir) showed he was some way off top form with 13th place. He was disappointed not to have done better, but was elated by the massive crowds which turned out to watch the Grand Départ.

Klöden's ride put him best of the GC contenders. His Astana team-mates Alexandre Vinokourov and Andrey Kashechkin performed solidly, placing seventh and 16th, and the overall strength of their challenge saw them net the team prize for the day.

Other overall challengers such as Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto), Michael Rogers (T-Mobile), Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne), Linus Gerdemann (T-Mobile), Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel), Denis Menchov (Rabobank) and Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) all finished very close together, with just four seconds separating them at the end of the high-speed test. Klöden was therefore the early winner in this battle for a psychological edge, taking 23 seconds out of Evans and slightly more out of the others.

Results

Stage 1 – Sunday, July 8: London - Canterbury, 203 km

Jimmy Casper (Cofidis)
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Massive crowds again turned out for stage one of the Tour, which went to triple green jersey winner Robbie McEwen (Predictor – Lotto) after a remarkable recovery. The Australia was one of many involved in a crash with approximately 23 kilometres to go and despite being considerably delayed, managed to not only get back to the bunch but to win the 181 man gallop to the line.

The day's supporting roles were played by Thor Hushovd (Crédit Agricole) and Tom Boonen (Quickstep-Innergetic), second and third into Canterbury, and by home favourite David Millar (Saunier Duval – Prodir). Inspired by a Chris Boardman lone attack he saw from the side of the road when the Tour last visited Britain in 1994, the Scot went clear 40 kilometres after the start and spent much of the day ahead of the bunch. His reward was the polka dot jersey of best climber.

Fabian Cancellara had a stress-free day thanks to his CSC team and held on to the race lead.

Results

Stage 2 – Monday, July 9: Dunkirk - Gent, 167 km

Gert Steegmans (Quickstep)
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Day three of the Tour de France saw the race finish in the cycling Mecca of Gent, and here the Belgian QuickStep – Innergertic riders Gert Steegmans and Tom Boonen gladdened the hearts of home fans when they galloped in first and second on the stage. Steegmans was ostensibly leading out the sprint for the 2005 world champion but Boonen didn't have the horsepower to come around at the end. However he did get the biggest cheer of the day when presented with the green jersey as the new leader of the points classification.

Former stage winner Filippo Pozzato (Liquiqas) showed his good form with a third-place finish. Robbie McEwen finished sixth and said after the stage that he was suffering the after-effects of his crash one day earlier.

He was lucky to miss out on another big pileup inside the final two kilometres of the stage. A large number of riders came down, including race leader Cancellara, Hushovd, Hincapie and Francisco Ventoso (Saunier Duval). Other riders were caught behind the fallers and watched the finish in the big screens, aware that UCI rules meant that they would be given the same time as the winner.

Mark Cavendish was one of those who ended up on the tarmac. The T-Mobile tour debutant was having a baptism of fire, crashing on Sunday and thus missing out on his chance of going for a home win, and then hitting the deck hard in Gent.

Results

Stage 3 – Tuesday, July 10: Waregem - Compiègne, 236 km

The stage winner
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Describing his finishing effort as the hardest final kilometre of his life, race leader Fabian Cancellara impressed greatly with an audacious stage win into Compiègne. The CSC rider was inspired perhaps by his Paris-Roubaix victory last year and attacked hard on the run into that Classic's start point, overhauling a break within sight of the line and then holding off Erik Zabel (Milram), Danilo Napolitano (Lampre – Fondital) and Boonen for the win.

The yellow and green jerseys remained on the shoulders of Cancellara and Boonen, while the polka-dot maillot migrated to the shoulders of Stéphane Augé (Cofidis). He had started the day level on points with Millar, but slipped away in a break and added to his haul.

Cavendish had a better showing, placing ninth and finishing as best young rider on the stage.

Results

Stage 4 – Wednesday, July 11: Villers-Cotterêts - Joigny, 190 km

Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) roars
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Former maillot vert Thor Hushovd took his first victory in ten months when he galloped home ahead of South African Robert Hunter (Barloworld) and triple world champ Oscar Freire (Rabobank). The victory was a big confidence booster to the Norwegian rider, who last won a race when he took stage six of the Vuelta a España in Léon.

As has been the case in each of the bunch finishes, no one team had been strong enough to set up a real sprinter's train at the end of the stage. However Hushovd benefited from a strong leadout by Crédit Agricole team-mate Julian Dean to blast home, just holding off a fast-finishing Hunter.

Freire's third place suggested that the Spaniard was getting over a reoccurrence of the saddle sore injury which blighted his 2005 season. There was no change to the jersey classifications in the race, with Cancellara, Boonen and Augé continuing to hold the yellow, green and polka-dot jerseys.

Results

Stage 5 – Thursday, July 12: Chablis - Autun, 184 km

Filippo Pozzato blows the winning kiss
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One day after saying he was aiming for victory on stage five, Liquigas rider Filippo Pozzato delivered on that promise when he finished first into Autun.

The talented 25 year-old Italian came out best in a frenzied 74 man sprint to the line, beating Freire, Daniele Bennati (Lampre-Fondital), Kim Kirchen (T-Mobile) and the new points leader Zabel.

Fabian Cancellara (CSC) finished twelfth and retained his race lead for yet another day.

The biggest news from the hilly stage was the crashes of Astana leaders Andreas Klöden and Alexandre Vinokourov. Klöden fractured his coccyx but was able to finish in the main bunch; Vinokourov hit the deck a little later in the stage and suffered bad cuts to both knees. Six riders from his team dropped back to help him but despite a frantic chase, he finished in a group 1'20" back and dropped to 81st overall.

Both he and Klöden went to hospital for treatment. Vino received a number of stitches to both knees, finally leaving there around midnight, but confirmed that he would start the following morning.

Results

Stage 6 – Friday, July 13: Semur-en-Auxois - Bourg-en-Bresse, 200 km

The Belgian is all smiles
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Two years after his last victory in the Tour de France, Tom Boonen blasted back to the top of the podium when he won a mass charge to the line in Bourg-en-Bresse. The final metres of the stage were a battle between past world champions, with Boonen finishing ahead of Oscar Freire. Erik Zabel was third, while Robbie McEwen finished back in 13th and conceded that mathematically, his battle for a fourth green jersey was over.

Boonen's victory plus the points picked up in two intermediate sprints saw him move back into the lead of that classification, ending the day 11 points clear of Zabel. Race leader Cancellara finished in the same time as the sprinters and preserved his comfortable 33 second lead over Klöden. However, with the mountains due to start on stage 7, he knew that it was his last podium appearance in yellow.

The day was marked by a marathon 190 kilometre solo attack by British rider Bradley Wiggins. He built a maximum lead of over 17 minutes but was hauled back with just seven kilometres to go.

Results

Stage 7 – Saturday, July 14: Bourg-en-Bresse - Le-Grand-Bornand, 197 km

Linus Gerdemann (T-Mobile)
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Riding with impressive strength despite his youth, 24 year old Linus Gerdemann gave a boost to those who want to see a change in cycling when he was victorious on the first real mountain stage of this year's Tour. The T-Mobile rider went clear in an early break and then attacked on the final climb of La Colombière, hitting the summit 18 seconds clear of Iñigo Landaluze (Euskaltel – Euskadi) and then descending at breakneck speed to reach the finish 40 seconds clear.

Last year's most aggressive Tour rider David de la Fuente (Saunier Duval – Prodir) was third. A 35 man group containing all the pre-race favourites finished 3'38" back. The time gaps meant that Gerdemann ended the day with a solid grip of the yellow and white jerseys, and with the stage victory plus the day's most aggressive rider award also to his credit.

As a member of the T-Mobile team, Gerdemann is subject to perhaps the toughest anti-doping programme in sport. One day prior to his win he underwent blood volume testing designed to detect transfusions and this fact plus the strong anti-doping message he stressed after the stage was a positive sign for the sport.

The stage was also marked by the non-participation of triple world champ Oscar Freire, who finally pulled out of the Tour due to a lingering saddle sore problem. He had begun the day fifth overall and was third in the points classification.

Results

Stage 8 – Sunday, July 15: Le-Grand-Bornand - Tignes, 165 km

Rasmussen wears his favourite shirt
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The first summit finish of the 2007 Tour de France brought some big upheavals, with several big names struggling in the wake of Michael Rasmussen's stage winning success. The Danish Rabobank rider went on the attack early on the stage and shelled his breakaway companions Antonio Colom (Astana) and David Arroyo (Caisse d'Epargne) on the final climb of Tignes.

Rasmussen finished 2 minutes and 47 seconds ahead of a resurgent Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval – Prodir), who is returning to his top form after three years in Tour wilderness. Fellow Spaniard Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) was 25 seconds further back in third, coming home one second ahead of home favourite Christophe Moreau (Ag2r Prévoyance), Frank Schleck (Team CSC), Cadel Evans (Predictor – Lotto) and Andrey Kashechkin (Astana).

Overnight race leader Linus Gerdemann finished 20th, 5'05" behind Rasmussen, and dropped to second overall. He is 1'56" ahead of Mayo and remains in the white jersey as best young rider.

Several top names suffered on the 165 kilometre stage. Gerdemann's T-Mobile team-mate Michael Rogers was race leader on the road but crashed out of the break on the dangerous descent of the Cornet de Roselend. He dislocated his shoulder and withdrew, as did other crash victims such as Stuart O'Grady (CSC) and Ivan Parra (Cofidis). Sprinters Robbie McEwen and Mark Cavendish also left the race, the former finishing outside the time limit and the latter withdrawing during the stage.

As for GC contenders Denis Menchov (Rabobank), Carlos Sastre (CSC), Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel), Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne), Andreas Klöden and Alexandre Vinokourov, these all finished between 3'35" and 4'29" behind Rasmussen. They are by no means out of the race, but will have to raise their game in the stages ahead if they are to have a chance of final victory.

Results

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Current Standings

General classification after stage 8
 
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                         39.37.42
2 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          0.43
3 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  2.39
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           2.51
5 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana                                               2.52
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                          2.53
7 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      3.06
8 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            3.10
9 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                 3.14
10 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                3.19
11 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                         3.35
12 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                 3.46
13 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    3.53
14 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    3.54
15 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            4.00
16 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                                      4.19
17 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                             4.22
18 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   4.51
19 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                             5.02
20 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                                      5.03
21 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         5.14
22 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                                           5.23
23 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                     6.09
24 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                                         6.18
25 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                        6.29
26 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                              6.38
27 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                             7.31
28 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  7.32
29 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                   8.33
30 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           8.51
31 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                     9.23
32 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            9.52
33 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   10.50
34 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        12.43
35 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  13.06
36 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   13.21
37 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                  15.08
38 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          15.24
39 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  16.11
40 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      16.19
41 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                          17.42
42 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                               18.52
43 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                     19.04
44 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Fondital                   19.57
45 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   20.19
46 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      21.14
47 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                            
48 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                      22.08
49 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                       22.51
50 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       23.40
51 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                           24.23
52 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quickstep - Innergetic                                24.59
53 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Predictor - Lotto                                  26.26
54 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    27.24
55 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                        27.43
56 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                     28.05
57 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana                                               28.31
58 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                       29.08
59 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel                                 29.31
60 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                             29.58
61 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                       30.04
62 John Gadret (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                          30.39
63 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Astana                                              30.48
64 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana                                             30.51
65 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     31.30
66 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     32.18
67 Axel Merckx (Bel) T-Mobile Team                                            33.31
68 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                               34.52
69 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                   35.39
70 Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2r Prévoyance                                        35.51
71 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                            36.10
72 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC                                36.27
73 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    37.30
74 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      37.54
75 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       37.57
76 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               38.16
77 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            38.20
78 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                           38.45
79 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                           39.01
80 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                              39.08
81 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           40.09
82 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          40.12
83 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Astana                                                40.20
84 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       40.49
85 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     41.03
86 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 41.44
87 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         41.52
88 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  41.58
89 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Agritubel                                       42.18
90 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   42.28
91 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    43.04
92 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    46.05
93 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                46.13
94 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                  46.49
95 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             47.00
96 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             47.28
97 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                        47.34
98 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                       
99 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                            48.08
100 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                            48.10
101 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                               48.20
102 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                            49.33
103 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               50.29
104 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                           50.43
105 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                51.06
106 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            51.08
107 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                          51.38
108 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 52.53
109 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                        53.02
110 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   53.29
111 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                             53.30
112 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                     53.36
113 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              55.51
114 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                           56.26
115 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                          56.27
116 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                     56.47
117 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                          
118 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     56.48
119 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          57.34
120 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                     57.48
121 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                                  
122 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                           57.58
123 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                             58.06
124 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                   58.32
125 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana                                        59.29
126 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                        59.35
127 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                               59.52
128 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 1.00.00
129 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                              1.00.06
130 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                           1.00.25
131 Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Barloworld                           1.00.49
132 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                       1.01.13
133 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    1.01.40
134 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    1.01.46
135 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                      1.01.50
136 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                                   1.02.06
137 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        1.02.15
138 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   1.02.27
139 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                          1.02.28
140 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                         1.02.56
141 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                          1.03.22
142 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               1.03.30
143 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 1.03.36
144 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                        1.03.42
145 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Team Milram                                 1.03.56
146 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                        1.04.12
147 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    1.05.21
148 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                            1.05.30
149 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        1.05.40
150 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       1.06.14
151 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        
152 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      1.06.41
153 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                             1.06.56
154 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       1.07.13
155 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                  1.07.18
156 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                         1.07.30
157 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                       1.07.32
158 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  1.09.14
159 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                             1.09.17
160 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                         1.09.22
161 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          1.09.25
162 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     1.10.16
163 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 1.10.25
164 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                      1.10.59
165 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                            1.11.25
166 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                      1.11.35
167 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   1.13.19
168 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  1.13.37
169 Leif Hoste (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                      1.13.46
170 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                      1.14.14
171 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                          1.14.40
172 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                 1.17.14

Points classification
 
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                            147 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                       134
3 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                     103
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                 101
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                               97
6 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                         94
7 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   78
8 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                         68
9 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                           67
10 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                   63
11 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                     53
12 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir        47
13 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                      47
14 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                 47
15 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                            42
16 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               40
17 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                          39
18 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                         39
19 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       38
20 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel                            37
21 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               34
22 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                        32
23 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                30
24 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 29
25 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               27
26 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               25
27 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                       24
28 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                        24
29 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            21
30 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                    21
31 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               21
32 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     21
33 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                   20
34 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                20
35 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                            20
36 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           20
37 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              20
38 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                      20
39 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                       20
40 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            19
41 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                               19
42 Cédric Hervé (Fra) Agritubel                                       18
43 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                 17
44 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        17
45 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                    16
46 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir            15
47 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       15
48 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            15
49 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana                                     14
50 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           14
51 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                          14
52 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                    13
53 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             13
54 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          12
55 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                                    11
56 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                   10
57 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  10
58 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                     10
59 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                    10
60 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                     9
61 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                            9
62 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                   9
63 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel                    8
64 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                     8
65 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                        7
66 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                7
67 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               7
68 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              6
69 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                     6
70 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                 6
71 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    5
72 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                             5
73 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                               5
74 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                              4
75 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 4
76 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana                                   4
77 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    4
78 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                       4
79 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                  4
80 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel                           3
81 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   3
82 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        3
83 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Liquigas                              2
84 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                   2
85 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                              2
86 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana                                      2
87 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2
88 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  2
89 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                     2
90 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel                             1
91 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                              1
92 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                          1
93 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                         1
94 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                               1
95 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor - Lotto                              1
96 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                 -3
97 Juan Miguel Mercado Martin (Spa) Agritubel                         -5
98 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                   -5
99 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   -5
100 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            -15
 
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                            82 pts
2 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    42
3 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         30
4 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     30
5 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      27
6 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 26
7 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       26
8 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                   23
9 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                     22
10 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  20
11 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                     20
12 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana                                             20
13 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                           19
14 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                        18
15 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       16
16 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana                                             16
17 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                            16
18 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                                      15
19 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    15
20 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       15
21 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  14
22 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                               14
23 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         13
24 George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   13
25 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance                                       12
26 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  11
27 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     10
28 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          10
29 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                          10
30 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       9
31 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         7
32 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     6
33 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                             6
34 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    6
35 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          6
36 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                           5
37 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                                          5
38 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                               3
39 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                             3
40 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                 3
41 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      2
42 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  2
43 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                              2
44 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Barloworld                                          2
45 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  2
46 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                1
47 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                             1
48 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                                            1
                                     
Young rider classification
 
1 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                           39.38.25
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel                  2.27
3 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Barloworld                               5.35
4 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld                                   6.48
5 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel                            8.40
6 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         12.38
7 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                     18.09
8 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 23.40
9 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                         34.56
10 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                      41.01
11 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir     45.30
12 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  46.17
13 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                             46.51
14 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                            
15 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                  48.50
16 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     49.46
17 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                           57.05
18 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana                              58.46
19 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                         59.17
20 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                      59.23
21 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          1.00.57
22 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          1.01.03
23 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                       1.02.53
24 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Milram                              1.02.59
25 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                          1.04.38
26 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld                               1.08.39
27 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                1.08.42
 
Teams classification
 
1 Rabobank                                                      119.02.30
2 Caisse d'Epargne                                                  1.18
3 Astana                                                            2.37
4 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                4.21
5 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                 5.08
6 Team CSC                                                          5.09
7 T-Mobile Team                                                    13.54
8 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                             15.08
9 AG2r Prévoyance                                                  20.47
10 Predictor-Lotto                                                 22.35
11 Quickstep-Innergetic                                            26.48
12 Crédit Agricole                                                 36.26
13 Gerolsteiner                                                    38.51
14 Lampre-Fondital                                                 47.39
15 Barloworld                                                      48.58
16 Liquigas                                                        49.06
17 Bouygues Telecom                                                54.40
18 Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone                               1.08.06
19 Team Milram                                                   1.33.07
20 Agritubel                                                     1.36.19
21 Française des Jeux                                            1.43.21

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